Evaluation of four devices apex locators in determining the length of root canals, an ex vivo study

• Grant number: 10/16686-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2011
• End date: November 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Endodontics
• Principal Investigator: Idomeo Bonetti Filho
• Grantee: Maristela Despósito Conti
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia (FOAr). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araraquara. Araraquara , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Evaluate in the laboratory, the effectiveness of four electronic devices apical locators: Root ZX, Miniapex, Propex II and IPEX, in determining the actual length of root canals of permanent teeth extracted and compared with the digital radiographic method.